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Trade Sam LaPorta for Tucker Kraft? Close to even, 26 to 20.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value Sam LaPorta is 26 and Tucker Kraft is 20, a 6 point edge to LaPorta that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. LaPorta rates 11.8 market points a game with 11 games left, Kraft 11.4 with 10. On usage, LaPorta has drawn 20 percent of DET targets; Kraft has drawn 17 percent of GB targets. LaPorta hosts GB in Week 7 (5th fewest points allowed to TEs); Kraft is at DET in Week 7 (most points allowed to TEs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 7

Close to even.

Sam LaPorta 2620 Tucker Kraft

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Sam LaPorta

TE7DET

26

value, #51

Pts/game
11.8
Games left
11
Bye
6
Sam LaPorta weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
11.511.812.4no projection11.9

Tucker Kraft

TE8GB

20

value, #58

Pts/game
11.4
Games left
10
Bye
11
Tucker Kraft weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
10.69.711.611.411.7

Where the values come from

LaPorta is the 7th tight end on the chart and 51st overall. His 11.8 a game is 2.4 above the replacement tight end's 9.4, over 11 games left with no bye left, which is how he comes to 26.

Kraft is the 8th tight end on the chart and 58th overall. His 11.4 a game is 2.0 above the replacement tight end's 9.4, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 20.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had Sam LaPorta at 11.5 in Week 3, 11.8 in Week 4, 12.4 in Week 5 and 11.9 in Week 7, a median of 11.8 points a game, flat across them.

Parlae's market-based projections had Tucker Kraft at 10.6 in Week 3, 9.7 in Week 4, 11.6 in Week 5, 11.4 in Week 6 and 11.7 in Week 7, a median of 11.4 points a game, up 1.1 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

Sam LaPorta has scored 76.6 PPR points in 5 games, 15.3 a game, 3.5 a game more than the 11.8 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished TE27 with 106.9 PPR points in 9 games, 11.9 a game.

Week 1 vs NO: 9.8 points (TE17 that week), 5 of 8 targets for 48 yards, 81 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs BUF: 17.2 points (TE9 that week), 6 of 7 targets for 52 yards, 1 touchdown, 98 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs NYJ: 7.4 points (TE25 that week), 3 of 4 targets for 44 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs CAR: 22.4 points (TE2 that week), 8 of 13 targets for 84 yards, 1 touchdown, 79 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs ARI: 19.8 points (TE6 that week), 5 of 5 targets for 88 yards, 1 touchdown, 89 percent of snaps.

Tucker Kraft has scored 56.4 PPR points in 6 games, 9.4 a game, 2.0 a game less than the 11.4 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished TE24 with 117.2 PPR points in 8 games, 14.7 a game.

Week 1 vs MIN: 9.5 points (TE18 that week), 3 of 6 targets for 65 yards, 66 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs NYJ: 3.5 points (TE32 that week), 2 of 3 targets for 15 yards, 98 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs ATL: 6.6 points (TE29 that week), 4 of 8 targets for 26 yards, 76 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs TB: 16.5 points (TE5 that week), 3 rushing yards on 1 carry, 6 of 7 targets for 42 yards, 1 touchdown, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs CHI: 11.6 points (TE12 that week), 2 rushing yards on 1 carry, 5 of 5 targets for 64 yards, 77 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs DAL: 8.7 points (TE20 that week), 5 of 8 targets for 37 yards, 77 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 5, Sam LaPorta has averaged 7.4 targets and 5.4 catches for 63 yards a game on 88 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 9 times inside the 20, 13 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 3 touchdowns in 5 games.

In Week 5 against ARI he had 5 targets on 89 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 6, Tucker Kraft has averaged 6.2 targets and 4.2 catches for 42 yards a game on 80 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 7 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 6 games.

In Week 6 against DAL he had 8 targets on 77 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 7 through Week 17. Sam LaPorta has 11 games in it with no bye left; Tucker Kraft has 10 games with his bye in Week 11.

GB, LaPorta's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 9.8 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 6 games, the 5th fewest to TEs of 32.

DET, Kraft's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 31.9 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the most to TEs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade Sam LaPorta for Tucker Kraft?

    It is close to even: Sam LaPorta is 26 and Tucker Kraft is 20 on rest-of-season value, inside the 8 points the values cannot separate. Take the one who starts for you.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, Sam LaPorta or Tucker Kraft?

    Sam LaPorta, 26 to 20. He rates 11.8 market points a game over 11 games left, against 11.4 over 10 for Tucker Kraft, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.

  • How are these trade values calculated?

    Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based PPR points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 7 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 22, 2026 at 2:11 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number